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The Kennedy Half Century – Coursera UVa MOOC – Fascinating!
The Kennedy Half Century I was a college freshman in Washington, DC, when John F. Kennedy was elected, and a senior when he was assassinated. We students had accepted his challenge
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C’ville – a wonderful PLACE for lifelong learning!
Just as I have been saying for years. Charlottesville is a wonderful PLACE for lifelong learning! So many choices … Central Virginians have been studying and learning since 1819 and there’s no reason you can’t keep up that tradition no matter your age.Organizations from the University of Virginia to Piedmont Virginia Community College and the…
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Its Happening at the Senior Center – EXPLORING SCIENCE Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00 pm
EXPLORING SCIENCE Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00 pm Exploring Science (previously DVD Great Courses) will meet on Wednesday afternoons. The next series October 2, 9, 16 will be six lectures in three weeks: “The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries.” Free and open to all. via Its Happening at the Senior Center.
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Transcribe Museum Records to Take Notes from Nature | calling all citizen scientists
Thomas Jefferson, lifelong citizen scientist, would have loved this new effort by the University of Virginia! Just think how much participants will learn about the world’s biological collections while helping with this project: This is where you come in: the Notes from Nature transcription project is a citizen science platform built to address this problem…
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I’ve got my kids. Better get yours before they are all gone! | Volunteer with JABA FISH
I have started meeting with seven bright and eager ELL (English Language Learner) students as a JABA FISH volunteer at Jackson-Via Elementary School. “My” kids this year are from Nepal, Mexico, Somalia, Egypt, and Congo. Do I know all their languages? No, but I do read, write, and speak English, and that is what they…
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